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AerospaceGOOD RESULTS BY INDIA'S FIRST SPY SATELLITE
NEW DELHI, INDIA, According to New Delhi government, the first Indian "spy" satellite given good results, providing high one meter resolution images. Also if chairman Dr K Kasturirangan has not clearly... more
AccidentsAIRBUS A320 EMERGENCY LANDING AT LUBIANA AIRPORT
SLOVENIA, An Airbus A-320 of Adria Airways, heading for Paris with 60 passengers on board, has been forced to back to Lubiana airport for and engine failure. In another case, an aircraft of the same model... more
AccidentsTHE 15 YEARS OLD PILOT WHO CRASHED AGAINST AMEX BUILDING WAS A BIN LADEN ENTHUSIAST
TAMPA, FLORIDA, The 15-years old pilot who deliberately crashed his Cessna 172R plane against a Florida AMEX building expressed "sympathy" toward top terrorist suspect Osama bin Laden in a note found... more
AirlinesCODESHARE AGREEMENT SIGNED BETWEEN BA AND KLM
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, A short-term codesharing agreement has been signed by British Airways and KLM, opening possibilities that between the two carriers a more strict agreement could be signed in the... more
AccidentsFIRE ON EL-AL FLIGHT, NO INJURED REPORTED
ISRAEL, An El-Al Israelian airline spokesman said there is no injured among passengers and crew of Boeing 747-200 plane flying from Tel Aviv to London, with 402 persons aboard. The pilot was forced to... more
AirlinesFIVE AIRBUS A321 FOR VIETNAM AIRLINES
VIETNAM, According to an Airbus spokesman, Vietnam airlines will buy 5 A321 aircrafts in the next month, worth 300 USDm. These aircraft will be used either for regional and long-haul flights. airline... more
AirlinesMESA RETURNS TO DENVER NEXT MONTH
DENVER. USA, Mesa Air Group has recently signed an agreement with Frontier Airlines. It will fly from Denver International Airport to Saint Jose three daily round trips and two round trips to Houston’s G... more
DefensePAKISTAN DENIES THAT INDIA HAD SHOOTED DOWN A SPY PLANE
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN, Pakistan government denied that Indian soldiers had shot down a small, unmanned Pakistani spy plane that introduced into Indian air space in disputed Kashmir on Sunday. In Islamabad,... more
DefenseNO MORE STEALTH AIRCRAFTS FOR ''TAMARA'' ?
WASHINGTON, USA, According to defense department sources, it would be a risk in operations with stealth aircrafts on Iraq after it emerged that Baghdad could have acquired a radar system capable of detecting... more
DefenseDOD ESTABLISHES MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY
WASHINGTON, USA, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld announced this week the redesignation of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) as the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Consistent with... more
AirlinesAIR FRANCE RECORDS HALF OF THE MEDIUM LOSSES OF THE AIR TRANSPORT SECTOR
PARIS, FRANCE, According to declarations of Pierre-Henry Gourgeon, general director of French airline Air France, the carrier registered a loss of 7,5% after Sept. 11 attacks, an half of the medium losses... more
Latest newsGLOBAL HAWK CRASHES DURING RECONNAISSANCE MISSION ON AFGHANISTAN
AFGHANISTAN, A Global Hawk unmanned surveillance aircraft supporting military operations in Afghanistan crashed on Dec. 30 while operating a reconnaissance mission over the central Afghanistan. U.S. Defense... more
Latest news32 CIVILIANS DIED UNDER AN U.S. ATTACK
AFGHANISTAN, According to declarations of tribal leader Ghazi Nawaz Tani, under an U.S. air attack that to had to strike an Al-Quaida’s base in the East of Afghanistan, would be died 32 civilians. more
DefenseU.S. FLIGHT RECONNAISSANCE IN SOMALIA TO FOUND AL-QAIDA MEMBERS
SOMALIA, According to U.S. defense department sources, the United States is conducting reconnaissance flights over Somalia to help determine whether the Al-Qaida terrorist group is rebuilding in the largely... more
Science and technologyAFTER TO HAVE PERMITTED SMALL KNIVES TRANSPORT, THE ZURICH AIRPORT AUTHORITIES STARTS EXCEPTIONAL SECURITY MEASURES
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, After the last failed attack of the man hiding explosives in his shoes, Zurigo’s airport have adopted new safety’s emergency measures. Swissair will submit to x-ray both baggages and... more
Latest newsAFGHANISTAN: DANGER FOR HELICOPTER WITH U.S. GENERAL FRANKS
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN, Last Saturday, with the investiture of the new Afghan government, some helicopters with military authorities on board have experienced a dangerous enemy attack. This notice, that has... more
PeopleEL-AL GROUND AMERICAN FOR PC IN THE BAGGAGE
EL CAIRO, EGYPT, The crew of El-Al airline grounded an american man boarding a flight to Tel Aviv due to his baggage containing a laptop pc and a television camera; the passenger refused to leave it and... more
Science and technologyTERRORISM ALARM: POLARIA REPORTS MORE 1000 INSPECTIONS IN FIUMICINO’S AIRPORT
ROME, ITALY, Some elements have been pointed out by Italian airport Police, Polaria, about security in Fiumicino's airport in this moment of particular terrorism’ alarm. More of 1,000 inspections have b... more
AccidentsBUSINESS JET CRASHES AT BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT, FOUR PEOPLE DIED AND ONE MISSING
BIRMINGHAM, GREAT BRITAIN, A business jet with five people on board crashed soon after take off from UK Birmingham airport, causing four people died and one missing, according local authorities. The causes... more
PeopleINDIA-PAKISTAN: MUSHARRAF IN NEPAL PROBABLY AN INFORMAL MEETING WITH INDIAN PRESIDENT WILL BE HELD
KATMANDU, NEPAL, Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf is arrived to Katmandu, Nepal. His flight has been a big delay of four hours for dense fog. Nepal establishment is obliged to defer tomorrow the summit... more
PeopleSWITZERLAND AUTHORIZES SMALL KNIVES TRANSPORTATION ON FLIGHTS
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Switzerland has been relaxed the ban on airline passengers carrying knives on board flights: passengers can take knives in their carry-on baggages if the blade is shorter than 2.36... more
AccidentsAIRCRAFT RETURNS TO AIRPORT FOR A DANGEROUS MESSAGE
ROCHESTER, USA, For a menacing message written on a guichet’s blind, an aircraft of United Airlines heading Washington is returned to New York. After a questioning of passengers and crew, FBI and Monroe’s Cou... more
IndustryBOEING DELIVERED 144 COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT IN FOURTH 2001 QUARTER
SEATTLE, USA, According to Seattle-based aeronautical industry Boeing, it has delivered in the fourth 2001 quarter 144 commercial aircrafts. Among them the best selling was the new generation 737 with... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED OF A NEAR 85 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded an $84,909,641 firm-fixed-price contract modification to provide for fiscal year 2002 procurement of 51 modular mission computer and common... more
AccidentsFURTHER BODIES EMERGE FROM RUBBLES OF WTC
NEW YORK, USA, The bodies of further 13 victims of World Trade Center are emerged from rubbles and now the number of killed people is about of 2900. At the moment any body has been identified but certainly... more
IndustryITT AWARDED A OVER 13 USDM CONTRACT
USA, ITT Gilfillan Defense and Electronics, Van Nuys, Calif., is being awarded a $13,335,884 firm-fixed-price contract to provide for five precision approach radars (PAR) applicable to the Mobile Approach... more
Science and technologySPAIN: 150 CUBANS ASK POLITIC ASYLUM AT MADRID’S AIRPORT
MADRID, SPAIN, At the Madrid's Spanish airport “Barajas”, 150 cuban people, among them dancers, lawyers and common people, asked politic asylum for hoping to escape from the heavy economic conditions and... more
PeopleINDIA-PAKISTAN CRISIS: LAST FLIGHTS BEFORE AIRSPACE CLOSING
KARACHI, PAKISTAN, Last flights before the next closing of the airspace between India and Pakistan, this fact is a further worsening of the situation between these two countries for the disputed Kashmir... more
AirlinesDELTA FORCED TO CANCEL 250 FLIGHTS AT ATLANTA AIRPORT
ATLANTA, USA, The U.S. carrier Delta Airlines has been forced to cancel around 250 flights at Atlanta airport, one of the country's busiest airports as snow storms swept across the Southern United States,... more
AirlinesVIETNAM AIRLINES INAUGURATES ITS NEW ROUTE HANOI-MOSCOW
HANOI, VIETNAM, Vietnamite carrier Vietnam Airlines announced it have started its new route no-stop Hanoi-Moscow, operated weekly either with an Airbus A300-600 or a Boeing 767. more
Accidents2001, AIR ACCIDENTS DECREASE
WASHINGTON, USA, According to Aviation Safety Network sources, the 2001 closed with a less air accident and relate victims number respect last years, considering only airlines. There were 34 accidents... more
Science and technologyONE MILLION PASSENGERS EXPECTED FOR 2002 AT GOSSELIES AIRPORT
CHARLEROI, BELGIUM, According to the expectations of the management of the regional Brussels South Charleroi Airport of Gosselies, in the 2002 are expected over 1 million passengers, thanks also to the... more
Science and technologySTUDENT ARRESTED FOR KNIFE IN THE SHOE
BOSTON, USA, A 23 year old student, who tried to board a flight to Pennsylvania, has been arrested by police at Boston's Logan airport when a 10 cm blade knife has been found in one of his shoes. more
AccidentsCANADIAN AIRLINER LANDS FOR A FAKE BOMB ANNOUNCEMENT
MONTREAL, CANADA, A phone call by a woman, announcing that there was a bomb on flight 42 of Air Canada from Edmonton to Saskaton has provoked the immediate return of the aircraft at departure airport.... more
Science and technologyCDG CATERING WORKERS STRIKE
PARIS, FRANCE, About one-third of the employees of the LSG Sky Chefs catering company are in strike, protesting against a social plan in process. The company serves also several airlines like Lufth... more
PeopleACCORDING UK POLICE, WITH EVERY GIAMAICAN FLIGHT ARRIVE 30 KGS OF COCAINE
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, According to UK police spokesman declarations, with very flight coming from Giamaica could be smuggled in Great Britain up to 30 kgs. of cocaine. This is the concerning data from... more
AccidentsTHE CONCORDE ACCIDENT FINAL REPORT WILL BE RELEASED FOR MID-JANUARY
PARIS, FRANCE, According to declarations of French transport minister Jean-Claude Gayssot, the final report of the accident of the Concorde, occurred on July 25, 2000 at Gonesse, near Paris, will be consigned... more
AccidentsSAUDI F-15 CRASHES: TWO PILOTS DIED
SAUDI ARABIA, A U.S. made F-15 combat aircraft, belonging to Saudi Arabia Air force, crashed at about 150 kms from Roi Abdel Aziz airbase during a night training exercise. Both pilots died and there is... more
DefensePHILIPPINES COULD BUY U.S. UAV TO HUNT REBELS
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, According to reliable sources of U.S. defense department, Philippines authorities could plan to buy some unmanned surveillance aircrafts in order to conduct a more efficient operations... more
AccidentsAIRBUS QUESTIONED BY NTSB ON NEW YORK CRASHED A-300
USA, According to National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) sources, its investigators will ask French aeronautical industry Airbus if the American Airlines operated A300-600 plane that crashed last... more
DefenseOVER 61,000 RESERVISTS RECALLED IN ACTIVE DUTY
USA, Pentagon said that the total number currently on active duty in support of the partial mobilization for the Army National Guard and Army Reserve is 17,952; Naval Reserve, 9,193; Air National Guard... more
AirlinesCUBANA RESTARTS FLIGHTS TO MOSCOW
AVANA, CUBA, Cuban airline Cubana de Aviaccion restarted its weekly direct flights to Moscow, operated with a DC-10 aircraft. more
IndustryUNITED TECHNOLOGIES AWARDED A OVER 5 USDM CONTRACT
USA, United Technologies, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $5,609,670 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract to provide additional funding for the... more
AirlinesAIR CHINA MAKES ITS FIRST JOBS CUT
BEIJING, CHINA, According to a Air China spokesman declarations, carrier has laid off some 230 employees - about 2 percent of its work-force - as part of its efforts to meet the global downturn in... more
IndustryRAYTHEON AWARDED A OVER 95 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Raytheon Systems Co., Defense Systems Segment, Naval & Maritime Systems, Sudbury, Mass., is being awarded a $95,473,359 firm-fixed-price contract for fiscal year 2002 requirements of three shipsets... more
AccidentsAIRBUS DENY THAT A-300 CRASHED ON NEW YORK WAS DAMAGED DURING ITS CONSTRUCTION
TOULOSE, FRANCE, According to a French aeronautical industry Airbus, the news of newspaper Washington Post about the damage suffered during assembly by the A-300 aircraft crashed on New York on last Nov.... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE AWARDED A OVER 21 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $21,514,200 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract to exercise an option for 10 spare T56-A-427 turbine engines... more
IndustryMCDONNELL DOUGLAS AWARDED A NEAR 9 USDM CONTRACT
USA, McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., Mesa, Ariz., is being awarded an $8,971,800 delivery order amount as part of firm-fixed-price contract for parts applicable to the AH-64 Apache helicopter. Work... more
IndustryRAYTHEON AWARDED A OVER 27 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Raytheon Sensors & Electronic Systems, El Segundo, Calif., is being issued a $27,090,128 firm-fixed-price contract to procure 107 line items consisting of 15 various components of the AN/APG-73... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED A OVER 90 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control-Dallas, Grand Prairie, Texas, is being awarded a $90,644,484 modification to firm-fixed-price contract for definitized upgrades to the Multiple Launch... more